Six hundred and sixtieth chapters contact the enemy
"As the general expected, Sun Quan has sent troops!" Yang Xiu said to Zhang Liao with a smile in Zhang Liao's tent in Xiling.
"Jingzhou and Jiangdong are closely related. If Jingzhou is defeated, our army will have a geographical advantage and can attack from above and below. Even if our army is not good at naval warfare, our army has the land of Jiuzhou. Even if we continue to harass Jiangdong, it will be unbearable.
"Zhang Liao smiled. Chu Nan had already predicted that Jiangdong would take action, and he was not a god in predicting events. The simulations before the war were not in vain. They had all predicted how Sun Quan would fight.
If he cannot capture Jiangxia as soon as possible and there is a stalemate between his own army and Liu Bei, Sun Quan will attack Jianghuai. But if Jingzhou shows signs of failure as it is now, then Sun Quan can only come to rescue Jingzhou first, because if Jingzhou dies, Sun Quan will leave.
Defeat is not far away.
"Then I will write a military order and mobilize all the troops to go to Xiakou to defend the enemy!" Yang Xiu said with a smile.
"No need, the land of Jiangxia is crisscrossed by waterways. If our army blocks Jiangdong at Xiakou, although the soldiers of the three armies are brave, since they can win completely, why should they let the enemy take advantage of the geographical advantage?" Zhang Liao shook his head, stood up and came to
He looked carefully in front of the map and said: "Get out of Xiakou and wait for the enemy to land before fighting decisively with them!"
The water network of Jiangxia is criss-crossed and there are countless large and small rivers. The northern army will suffer a disadvantage when fighting here. If they go to Xiakou to intercept the Jiangdong army, they will be fighting where the enemy is best. Even if they are overwhelmed by strength, the battle will still be difficult.
That's not how it's done.
Yang Xiu looked at the map and thought thoughtfully: "Xiakou is connected with the Han River, which is where the Han River enters the general. If Sun Quan does not come to Jiangxia, but instead directly enters the Han River through Xiakou, what should he do if he rushes to Xiangfan?
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Zhang Liao looked at Yang Xiu in surprise when he heard this and said, "Then block Xiakou and block Jiangdong Army's retreat."
Just like Shi Tao and others did not understand how Chu Nan dared to divide his troops in Jiangxia before Xinye was conquered, but at that time Chu Nan was absolutely sure to capture Xinye, and Chu Nan's army had an absolute advantage over the Jingzhou army before they dared to do so. Otherwise, if both sides
If the gap is not big, then the grain road along Zhang Liao's route cannot be preserved. This is why Shi Tao and others do not understand.
But now, if Jiangdong Army abandons Jiangxia and goes directly to Xiangyang for reinforcements, Zhang Liao is eager for the other party to do this. In that case, Zhang Liao can blockade Xiakou. The Han River is different from the big river. Blocking the Yangtze River is difficult for Zhang Liao, but blockading the Han River is difficult.
With water, Zhang Liao could still block Sun Quan's retreat.
As long as Sun Quan was not stupid, he would not bypass Jiangxia to attack the main force of Chunan. The power of the Jiangdong naval battle formation on the Han River would be greatly reduced.
Yang Xiu was stimulated by Zhang Liao's gaze, and without asking any more questions, he began to write military orders and distribute them, ordering the soldiers on the Xiakou defense line to retreat in an orderly manner to the Xiling area.
Naturally, the movement here could not be hidden from Sun Quan's investigation. After learning that Zhang Liao had given up guarding along the river and retreated inland, Pang Tong laughed and said: "This move is an attempt by the bandits to exploit their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. They knew that they were no match for our army on the water, so they gave up on their own initiative."
Port, retreat inland, intending to engage in a land battle with our army!"
"Although the Chu thieves have a strange book that greatly improves the skills of the soldiers, we in Jiangdong also have a way to summon gods, which is enough to rival them!" Sun Quan shook his head in disdain after hearing this and said: "Abandoning the port so easily, do you really think that our army has landed?
There is nothing we can do about him after we arrive? This is not ten years ago!"
At that time, Sun Quan had just secured control of Jiangdong and intended to seize the land of Jianghuai to weaken his own military power. Although he failed, the gap in soldiers among the princes at that time was actually not big.
It was not until later that Chu Nan spread the art of visualization to the world, and the power of heaven and earth revived, that the differences between the parties gradually began to emerge. At present, Chu Nan had the advantage in the battle against the Jingzhou army, but it was just the method of Qi training, but Sun Quan's
There are also magic arts on the side, and you can ask the heavenly generals and soldiers to help you. Naturally, you won't be as embarrassed as Liu Bei, who lost the city and the ground in one battle.
The army arrived at Xiakou and easily occupied the Xiakou stronghold. Sun Quan ordered Cheng Pu to take charge of the water stronghold and took Gan Ning, Pan Zhang, Ling Tong, Zhu Huan and other generals with him to march towards Xiling.
Learning from the experience last time, this time, Sun Quan took charge of the central army and did not go to the front line like he did when he attacked Hefei.
The 100,000-strong Jiangdong army attacked the city and occupied the city abandoned by Zhang Liao, and headed straight for Xiling, as if they were prepared to occupy it and not leave.
It's a pity that the people's support for the newly acquired land is not yet strong, so it won't bring much luck, but if it is managed well, it will be possible to gain another fortune.
After Zhang Liao heard the news, he looked at the generals under his tent and said, "Who is willing to go and test Jiangdong's army?"
Judging from the number, Zhang Liao only has 10,000 soldiers and horses at his side, and they have to defend various key areas. He has almost no chance of winning against Sun Quan, but this cannot be calculated in a war. To deal with Sun Quan, Zhang Liao must first explore Sun Quan.
The bottom will do.
"General, the last general is willing to go!" A short general came out and clasped his fists at Zhang Liao.
This man is a general who came out of the Strange Man Hall. His name is Takeo. He was born as a farmer, but he is born with great strength. After entering the Strange Man Hall, the biggest impression given to people is that he is down-to-earth and hard-working. He is also studious and has an average learning ability, but he has qualities that no one else has.
If you can't learn it in one day, it will take two days. If you can't learn it in two days, it will take three days. Anyway, no matter what it is, you have to be willing to master it.
It is precisely because of this energy that he became famous after five years in the Qiren Hall. He defeated his peers with simple and sharp sword skills, and became a general in the army. Not to mention his martial arts, the generals who came out of the Qiren Hall generally have martial arts skills.
Above the average level, he is also good at leading troops. Within a thousand people, he can arrange things in an orderly manner, but it cannot be done after a thousand people. The position given by Qi Ren Guan and Zhang Liao is that he is a brave general, suitable for building formations.
As for Takeo's name, it was also given by the Strange Man Hall. Most farmers actually don't have serious names at all.
Takeo gave Zhang Liao the impression that he was resigned to death and stubborn, but he did have some abilities.
Zhang Liao looked at Wu Xiong, pondered for a moment and then said: "You can go, but remember not to act recklessly. If you lose, retreat immediately and don't be reluctant to fight!"
Zhang Liao was relieved in other respects, but he was afraid that this stubbornness would turn a trial into a deadly battle!
"General, don't worry, I will understand." Takeo said, cupping his fists.
"Do you really understand?" Zhang Liao was obviously not at ease.
"If you can't fight, then run away. How can a general not know such a simple truth?" Takeo said dissatisfied.
It seems that I really understand.
Zhang Liao nodded with satisfaction: "Lead the troops and horses to fight. I will go to watch the battle. Remember, if you don't know the situation, I will order someone to blow the horn when the time comes. When you hear the horn sound, you will retreat immediately. Do you understand?
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"Don't worry, general!" Wu Xiong cupped his fists and saluted, then took the command arrow from Zhang Liao's hand with both hands.
This Qiren Hall teaches etiquette quite well.
Zhang Liao watched Wu Xiong stride away, but he was still a little worried. He immediately ordered the soldiers to strengthen the defense of Xiling and brought two hundred of his own guards to watch the battle. He wanted to see how powerful Jiangdong's magic of inviting gods was. Chu Nan's side
Although there are magic tricks, no one has practiced them.
"General, can you take me with you to have a look?" Yang Xiu said with a smile.
"Dezu can gather the green energy to protect the city here." Zhang Liao frowned and looked at Yang Xiu: "The battlefield is fierce and dangerous. Although we are watching the battle from the sidelines, we may not be without risk."
"General, please grant me permission," Yang Xiu said, cupping his fists.
He went out with the army this time, and many of his past perceptions were ruthlessly shattered. The army is a place where prestige is important. No matter how knowledgeable you are, if you don't have enough prestige in the army, people will ignore you. And there are many things that he thinks are correct.
Things were completely overthrown during this expedition with the army. For example, Chu Nan's thoughtless division of troops was wrong, but in fact, it did not affect the overall situation at all. Another example was Zhang Liao's attack on Jiangxia and the ambush of Zhang Yun. He felt that Fanfan was a bit
No general with common sense will be defenseless.
In the end, Zhang Yun really had no defense at all.
He only found out later, but Zhang Liao only glanced at it and saw that Zhang Yun's reinforcements were completely unprepared.
Another example is the attack and defense of Xiling, where the county government is located, and the green energy rushes into the night. Huang Zu obviously made a lot of preparations. Yang Xiujue and the Confucian scholars in the city continued to gather together. It was difficult to break the green energy to protect the city. He suggested breaking the hearts of the people first. As a result, Zhang Liogang
When they arrived, resentment arose among the people, Jiangxia was captured in less than three days, and Huang Zu died.
In short, during this expedition with the army, many things were different from what he had learned in books, or even completely opposite, so he wanted to go with Zhang Liao, and many of his concepts needed to be reshaped.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Zhang Liao nodded and asked people to increase the number of accompanying guards from 200 to 800.
Yang Xiu felt that Zhang Liao was looking down on him, but there was no evidence.
After arranging the troops, Zhang Liao asked his deputy Qin Yilu to defend the city on his behalf. Then he took 800 soldiers and Yang Xiu out of the city and followed Wu Xiong to the battlefield.
Zhang Liao had superb military skills and was much faster than Wu Xiong. After leaving the camp, he arrived near Sun Quan's army first. In order to avoid being discovered by the scouts, he led everyone to find a hill to look at from a distance. With his current eyesight, as long as he stood high up,
, the scenery within ten miles can be seen in detail, and Takeo was worried about coming here this time. At the same time, he also wanted to see for himself how strong the Jiangdong Army was, so it was very far away from the battlefield.
On the other side, after Wu Xiong had taken shelter in Zhang Liao, he came with a force of one thousand soldiers and was about to meet Sun Quan's army.
"But what about Zhang Liao's army?" Sun Quan was in the rear formation. When he heard enemy troops blocking the road and provoking him, he called the flag officer in front and asked.
"Back to my lord, there is only a thousand-man army. General Zhu Huan has already gone to meet the enemy." The flag officer bowed.
Thousands of people?
Sun Quan looked at the people around him and said, "Could it be Zhang Liao's suspected soldier? Send more scouts to explore the area. Don't be ambushed by the enemy!"
He has studied Chu Nan's military use over the years and found that whenever Chu Nan goes to war, he must first establish himself in an invincible position. He wholeheartedly imitates Chu Nan and will never put himself in a dangerous position.
"Here!" the soldier replied.
While he was talking, Zhu Huan, who had taken the initiative to engage the enemy in front, had already led three thousand soldiers out of the formation. Looking at the lonely battle formation with only a thousand men in front of him, he frowned and said disdainfully: "How can these crazy people dare to block our army's path?
Hurry up and get out of here!" This chapter has been completed!